Hackney Wick 0 Long Melford 1
So the Emirates FA Cup returned for another season and my latest journey began at The Old Spotted Dog Ground in Forest Gate, East London, as Hackney Wick hosted Long Melford.
Wick were entering the competition for the very first time and in only their third season as a club, whilst Melford have been around for 150 years and have plenty of history so the two clubs couldn’t be further apart in those stakes.
Both were looking to get into the next round though, as well as bag the £1,500 prize money for winning the tie, and a terrific crowd of 267 showed up to see who could do just that.
It was also ironic that the club Wick had taken over, London Bari, played their first FA Cup match against Long Melford, so that was certainly a very ironic fact to say the least.
The first ten minutes of the contest saw a chance for both sides, Melford seeing an effort saved by the keeper when well placed whilst Wick flashed a terrific ball across goal and just invading an incoming attacker.
But on the quarter hour mark the visitors edged in front when Josh Hodgson got to a ball in behind the defence first and prodded an effort beyond the keeper who almost got back to claw it out but ended up in the net with the ball and the visitors led.
Wick had a decent spell after going behind and saw an effort fly wide after the winger had cut inside his marker, but the visitors keeper had still not been tested once in the contest thus far.
The latter part of the half saw the visitors twice go close to doubling their lead but passed up both opportunities, but the Suffolk side went into the break a goal ahead and although the hosts had a lot of possession in the half, it was the visitors who looked more organised and had the better chances.
However Wick came out with renewed vigour in the second period and the opening exchanges saw the hosts putting pressure on the visitors however Melford were dealing with it well.
Wick continued to dominate possession as the half continued and the Melford keeper had to tip one effort over whilst another couple of efforts were blocked by a solid back line as the hosts continued to try and find a leveller in this
And as the game headed to its final fifteen minutes Wick missed a golden chance to equalise when after breaking through the visitors back line the hosts could only poke an effort agonisingly wide of the far post, and the moments later forced the Melford keeper into a smart save. You kind of felt it was gonna be one of those days for the ESL newboys.
And with Wick pushing hard for the leveller the visitors almost sealed it near the end when they got in on goal however the effort went inches wide but soon after the whistle blew and Long Melford had their hard earned win in the bag.
For Wick it was a frustrating afternoon and it’s a shame to exit the FA Cup at the first hurdle in their first appearance in the famous old competition, but they can now concentrate on the league and continue to improve throughout the season.
For Melford it’s another appearance in the Preliminary Round and they had to dig deep in this one to get the win, but they defended stoutly and battled hard for the victory. They now host another ESL side in FC Romania in the next round on Saturday.
Here are some photos I snapped during the day:-
Right here are all the Extra Preliminary Round results in full:-
Friday 4th August
Heanor Town 0 Aylestone Park 1
Potton United 0 Biggleswade United 0
Flackwell Heath 5 Burnham 0
Sholing 1 Alresford Town 2
Crowborough Athletic 2 Lingfield 0
Saturday 5th August
Litherland Remyca 2 AFC Liverpool 0
Bracknell Town 3 Cowes Sports 0
Penrith 2 West Auckland Town 1
Billingham Town 0 Pickering Town 3
Barnoldswick Town 3 Jarrow Roofing Boldon CA 1
Sunderland RCA 3 Garforth Town 1
Shildon 2 Morpeth Town 0
Consett 3 Bishop Auckland 3
Washington 0 Dunston UTS 3
Bridlington Town 2 Billingham Synthonia 0
Newton Aycliffe 1 Chester-Le-Street Town 0
Seaham Red Star 1 Whitley Bay 1
Thackley 3 Harrogate Railway Athletic 4
Guisborough Town 4 Stockton Town 2
Ashington 1 Sunderland Ryhope CW 0
Newcastle Benfield 1 West Allotment Celtic 0
Albion Sports 2 Nelson 0
Team Northumbria 0 Heaton Stannington 1
Marske United 4 North Shields 4
Squires Gate 0 Ashton Athletic 4
Cammell Laird 1907 4 Maltby Main 1
Padiham 1 City of Liverpool 2
Pontefract Collieries 1 Alsager Town 0
Runcorn Town 3 AFC Darwen 2
Northwich Victoria 2 1874 Northwich 2
Congleton Town 4 New Mills 2
Irlam 1 Abbey Hey 2
Armthorpe Welfare 1 Liversedge 1
Parkgate 4 Barnton 2
Athersley Recreation 0 West Didsbury & Chorlton 5
Charnock Richard 3 Penistone Church 4
Maine Road 3 Winsford United 2
Runcorn Linnets 2 Hemsworth MW 0
Hanley Town 4 Atherstone Town 1
Coventry United 1 Rugby Town 2
Sporting Khalsa 2 Stourport Swifts 2
AFC Wulfrunians 3 Shawbury United 0
Wolverhampton SC 2 Haughmond 3
Tividale 1 Highgate United 1
Walsall Wood 3 Whitchurch Alport 1
Coventry Sphinx 0 Boldmere St Michaels 2
Daventry Town 0 Worcester City 1
Wolverhampton Casuals 7 Malvern Town 0
Westfields 3 Bewdley Town 1
Coleshill Town 6 Wellington 2
Bromsgrove Sporting 2 Rocester 2
Brocton 3 Cadbury Athletic 0
Kimberley MW 2 Blaby & Whetstone Athletic 4
Oadby Town 1 St Andrews 1
Birstall United 3 South Normanton Athletic 0
Bottesford Town 6 Long Eaton United 0
Leicester Road 2 Sleaford Town 1
Dunkirk 2 Leicester Nirvana 1
Kirby Muxloe 4 Barton Town Old Boys 2
AFC Mansfield 2 Hall Road Rangers 1
Staveley MW 2 Loughborough University 1
Retford United 1 Quorn 1
Clipstone 3 West Bridgford 1
Worksop Town 1 Hinckley AFC 2
Boston Town 2 Radford 2
Rainworth MW 0 Shepshed Dynamo 1
Harrowby United 0 Grimsby Borough 3
Biggleswade 1 Wisbech Town 4
Swaffham Town 3 Rothwell Corinthians 1
Raunds Town 1 Yaxley 1
Peterborough Northern Star 2 Deeping Rangers 3
Cogenhoe United 3 Godmanchester Rovers 0
Ely City 0 Holbeach United 2
Huntingdon Town 1 Newport Pagnell Town 4
Eynesbury Rovers 3 Thetford Town 2
Northampton Sileby Rangers 0 Harborough Town 5
Wellingborough Whitworths 0 Desborough Town 4
Fakenham Town 0 Wellingborough Town 2
Histon 0 Northampton On Chenecks 1
Hoddesdon Town 1 Haverhill Rovers 2
Sawbridgeworth Town 0 West Essex 3
Enfield 1893 1 Haverhill Borough 2
Redbridge 3 Stansted 1
Takeley 3 Wivenhoe Town 1
Kirkley & Pakefield 1 Saffron Walden Town 2
Southend Manor 1 Wroxham 0
Framlingham Town 0 Wadham Lodge 0
FC Broxbourne Borough 1 Tower Hamlets 1
Ilford 1 Woodbridge Town 0
FC Clacton 0 Clapton 1
Hadleigh United 3 Sporting Bengal United 2
FC Romania 2 Waltham Forest 2
Hackney Wick 0 Long Melford 1
Felixstowe & Walton United 2 Brantham Athletic 7
Stanway Rovers 2 Gorleston 4
Hullbridge Sports 5 Ipswich Wanderers 1
Great Yarmouth Town 5 Diss Town 0
Newmarket Town 5 Great Wakering Rovers 1
Walsham Le Willows 2 Basildon United 2
Welwyn Garden City 2 North Greenford United 4
Cockfosters 1 Risborough Rangers 1
Holmer Green 4 AFC Hayes 0
Lydney Town 1 Wantage Town 3
Langford 1 Hadley 9
Stotfold 1 Berkhamsted 12
Woodley United 1 Tuffley Rovers 2
Southall 5 Harpenden Town 1
Fairford Town 1 Longlevens AFC 1
Edgware Town 1 Leverstock Green 1
Chipping Sodbury Town 3 Brackley Town Saints 1
Leighton Town 4 Oxhey Jets 0
Windsor 1 Wembley 4
Brimscombe & Thrupp 4 Sun Sports 0
Royal Wootton Bassett Town 1 Crawley Green 2
Colney Heath 1 Tring Athletic 0
Ardley United 1 Baldock Town 3
Corinthian 2 Deal Town 2
Hassocks 2 Hollands & Blair 3
Sheppey United 3 AFC Croydon Athletic 2
Sutton Common Rovers 2 Canterbury City 0
Newhaven 0 Peacehaven & Telscombe 0
Colliers Wood United 2 AFC Uckfield Town 2
Chessington & Hook United 2 Lancing 2
East Preston 2 Saltdean United 1
Hailsham Town 1 Redhill 8
Loxwood 3 Holmesdale 1
Tunbridge Wells 1 Beckenham Town 0
Walton & Hersham 7 Mile Oak 0
Sevenoaks Town 3 Broadbridge Heath 1
Hanworth Villa 5 Bedfont & Feltham 0
Glebe 1 Lordswood 0
Whitstable Town 2 Croydon 3
Worthing United 2 Steyning Town 4
Arundel 0 Pagham 4
Horley Town 5 Raynes Park Vale 1
Abbey Rangers 1 Cray Valley (PM) 3
Eastbourne Town 2 Bearsted 1
Spelthorne Sports 1 Chertsey Town 3
Rochester United 1 Erith Town 1
Erith & Belvedere 4 Wick 0
AC London 3 Crawley Down Gatwick 2
Chatham Town 1 Littlehampton Town 1
Little Common 1 Eastbourne United 2
Haywards Heath Town A - A Bedfont Sports (tie abandoned after 45 mins due to waterlogged pitch, 1-1)
Horsham YMCA 0 Three Bridges 2
Thatcham Town 5 Petersfield Town 0
Christchurch 1 AFC Portchester 5
Farnham Town 3 Fawley 2
Bashley 2 Fareham Town 4
Hamworthy United 4 Bemerton Heath Harlequins 1
Team Solent 2 Brockenhurst 5
Amesbury Town 4 Eversley & California 0
Camberley Town 0 Blackfield & Langley 0
Whitchurch United 0 Laverstock & Ford 3
Ringwood Town 0 Ascot United 6
Binfield 4 Chichester City 3
Horndean 2 Melksham Town 1
Knaphill 0 Bournemouth 0
Newport (IW) 2 Guildford City 2
Godalming Town 2 Westfield 1
Lymington Town 0 Andover Town 2
Clevedon Town 2 Bitton 2
Cadbury Heath 4 Longwell Green Sports 1
Plymouth Parkway 0 Portland United 1
AFC St Austell 1 Bridport 1
Wells City 2 Cribbs 1
Shaftesbury Town 0 Exmouth Town 0
Shepton Mallet 1 Tavistock AFC 4
Buckland Athletic 2 Bodmin Town 3
Cheddar 0 Willand Rovers 2
Wellington AFC 1 Hengrove Athletic 3
Street 1 Hallen 1
Brislington 6 Sherborne Town 1
Bridgwater Town 5 Keynsham Town 2
Bradford Town 3 Odd Down 4
Sunday 6th August
Barkingside 0 Stowmarket Town 4
Rushtall 0 CB Hounslow United 0
AFC Emley 0 Burscough 3
Hallam 3 Bootle 0
Widnes 0 Handsworth Parramore 5
St Margaretsbury 3 Burnham Ramblers 2
Highworth Town 1 London Colney 1
Highmoor Ibis 3 Buckingham Town 1
Epsom & Ewell 1 Banstead Athletic 2
Badshot Lea 1 Verwood Town 1
Monday 7th August
Replay
Tower Hamlets 1 FC Broxbourne Borough 0
Tuesday 8th August
Haywards Heath Town 5 Bedfont Sports 2
Replays
Lancing 1 Chessington & Hook United 3
Whitley Bay 4 Seaham Red Star 1
Leverstock Green A - A Edgware Town (tie abandoned due to serious injury to player, 2-3)
Hallen 1 Street 4
1874 Northwich 2 Northwich Victoria 0
Liversedge 5 Armthorpe Welfare 3
Stourport Swifts 2 Sporting Khalsa 3 AET (1 - 1 at the end of normal time)
Highgate United 2 Tividale 3
Rocester 0 Bromsgrove Sporting 3
St Andrews 2 Oadby Town 2 (AET, Oadby Town won 3-1 on penalties)
Yaxley 4 Raunds Town 2 AET (2 - 2 at the end of normal time)
Biggleswade United 1 Potton United 2
Basildon United 3 Walsham Le Willows 0
Risborough Rangers 2 Cockfosters 2 (AET, Cockfosters won 4-2 on penalties)
London Colney 2 Highworth Town 4
Longlevens AFC 5 Fairford Town 1
Deal Town 4 Corinthian 1
Peacehaven & Telscombe 0 Newhaven 2
AFC Uckfield Town 0 Colliers Wood United 2
CB Hounslow United 2 Rushtall 1
Verwood Town 3 Badshot Lea 3 (AET, Badshot Lea won 3-1 on penalties)
Blackfield & Langley 1 Camberley Town 2 AET (1 - 1 at the end of normal time)
Bournemouth 0 Knaphill 2
Bitton 0 Clevedon Town 1
Wednesday 9th August
Replays
Bishop Auckland 2 Consett 5
North Shields 0 Marske United 1
Quorn 3 Retford United 0
Wadham Lodge 1 Framlingham Town 3
Bridport 1 AFC St Austell 0
Exmouth Town 1 Shaftesbury Town 2 AET (1 - 1 at the end of normal time)
Tuesday 15th August
Replays
Leverstock Green 5 Edgware Town 3
Radford 2 Boston Town 2 (AET, Boston Town won 4-3 on penalties)
Waltham Forest 1 FC Romania 2
Erith Town 5 Rochester United 0
Wednesday 16th August
Replays
Guildford City 3 Newport (IW) 0
Littlehampton Town 2 Chatham Town 1
So that completed the opening round of the competition. Some notable results included last season's giantkillers Westfields, who reached the 1st Round Proper last season before losing to Curzon Ashton in a replay, began this years journey with victory at home to Bewdley whilst Berkhamsted hit double figures as they put twelve past Stotfold and also Hadley, managed by ex cup winner Micky Hazard, put nine past Langford. And the first ever live BBC game in the early rounds saw Litherland Remyca defeat AFC Liverpool 2-0 in the lunchtime matchup.
Right this weekend sees the Preliminary Round take place so here are those fixtures:-
Friday 18th August
Prescot Cables VS City of Liverpool
Cambridge City VS Stamford AFC
Potton United VS AFC Dunstable
AC London VS Egham Town
Saturday 19th August
South Shields VS Bridlington Town (live on BBC Sport, 12.30pm)
Albion Sports VS Newton Aycliffe_
Sunderland RCA VS Ashington
Guisborough Town VS Shildon
Goole AFC VS Newcastle Benfield
Barnoldswick Town VS Dunston UTS
Tadcaster Albion VS Colne
Harrogate Railway Athletic_ VS Kendal Town
Scarborough Athletic VS Marske United
Consett AFC VS Heaton Stannington
Penrith AFC VS Whitley Bay
Abbey Hey VS Maine Road
Sheffield VS Ossett Town
Penistone Church VS Litherland Remyca
Bamber Bridge VS Brighouse Town
Frickley Athletic VS Runcorn Town
Ramsbottom United VS Liversedge
Pontefract Collieries VS Skelmersdale United
Ashton Athletic VS Runcorn Linnets
Parkgate VS Handsworth Parramore
Trafford VS Kidsgrove Athletic
1874 Northwich_ VS West Didsbury & Chorlton AFC
Glossop North End VS Mossley AFC
Hyde United VS Congleton Town
Ossett Albion VS Droylsden
Colwyn Bay VS Stocksbridge Park Steels
Radcliffe Borough VS Burscough
Leek Town VS Cammell Laird 1907
Sporting Khalsa VS Market Drayton Town
Alvechurch VS Hanley Town
Walsall Wood VS Tividale
Bedworth United VS Haughmond
Rugby Town VS Romulus
Bromsgrove Sporting VS Coleshill Town
Wolverhampton Casuals VS Boldmere St Michaels
Brocton VS Gresley
Newcastle Town VS Evesham United
AFC Wulfrunians VS Westfields
Birstall United VS Cleethorpes Town
Shepshed Dynamo VS Kimberley MW
Kirby Muxloe VS Dunkirk
Grimsby Borough VS Leicester Road
Oadby Town VS Loughborough Dynamo
Hinckley AFC VS Aylestone Park
Staveley MW VS Basford United
Boston Town VS Carlton Town
Lincoln United VS Belper Town
Bottesford Town VS Clipstone
Wisbech Town VS Spalding United
Dereham Town VS Corby Town
Barton Rovers VS Deeping Rangers
Yaxley VS Harborough Town
Holbeach United VS Northampton On Chenecks
Newport Pagnell Town VS Kempston Rovers
Arlesey Town VS Desborough Town
Soham Town Rangers VS Cogenhoe United
Eynesbury Rovers VS Peterborough Sports
Wellingborough Town VS AFC Rushden & Diamonds
Bedford Town VS Swaffham Town
Bury Town VS Tilbury
Southend Manor VS Gorleston
Bowers & Pitsea VS Haringey Borough
Maldon & Tiptree VS Waltham Abbey
AFC Hornchurch VS Brentwood Town
Canvey Island VS Witham Town
Clapton VS Norwich United
Framlingham Town VS Mildenhall Town
Haverhill Rovers VS Heybridge Swifts
Newmarket Town VS Ware
Tower Hamlets_ VS Takeley
Brantham Athletic VS Cheshunt
Stowmarket Town VS Romford (at Ipswich Wanderers FC)
AFC Sudbury VS Aveley
Ilford VS Haverhill Borough
Hertford Town VS Hadleigh United
Great Yarmouth Town VS Basildon United
Grays Athletic VS Redbridge
Long Melford VS FC Romania
Barking VS Saffron Walden Town
Potters Bar Town VS West Essex
Slimbridge AFC VS Cinderford Town
Flackwell Heath VS Didcot Town
Chalfont St Peter VS Beaconsfield Town
Ashford Town (Middx) VS Wembley
Colney Heath VS Shortwood United
Kidlington VS Wantage Town
Swindon Supermarine VS Northwood
Hayes & Yeading United VS Brimscombe & Thrupp
Leighton Town VS Tuffley Rovers
Chipping Sodbury Town VS Bishop's Cleeve
Leverstock Green VS Aylesbury United
Southall VS Hadley (at Hillingdon Borough FC)
Aylesbury VS Cirencester Town
Uxbridge VS Thame United
Hanwell Town VS Longlevens AFC
Highmoor Ibis VS North Leigh
Cockfosters VS Holmer Green
Pagham VS Sittingbourne
Hollands & Blair VS Crowborough Athletic
Whyteleafe VS Erith Town
Carshalton Athletic VS Walton & Hersham
Haywards Heath Town VS South Park
Colliers Wood United VS Shoreham
Sutton Common Rovers VS Eastbourne Town
Corinthian-Casuals VS Hythe Town
Greenwich Borough VS Three Bridges
Deal Town VS Glebe
Walton Casuals VS Molesey
Redhill VS Ashford United_
Ramsgate VS Hanworth Villa
East Grinstead Town VS VCD Athletic
Banstead Athletic VS Loxwood
East Preston VS Thamesmead Town
Chipstead VS Horley Town
Tunbridge Wells VS CB Hounslow United
Steyning Town VS Phoenix Sports
Chertsey Town VS Horsham
Lewes VS Newhaven
Sheppey United_ VS Hastings United
Croydon VS Faversham Town
Bracknell Town VS Winchester City
Fleet Town VS AFC Totton
Andover Town VS Wimborne Town
Godalming Town VS Farnham Town
AFC Portchester VS Amesbury Town
Hamworthy United VS Ascot United
Binfield VS Horndean
Brockenhurst VS Hartley Wintney
Guildford City VS Camberley Town
Salisbury VS Fareham Town
Badshot Lea VS Moneyfields
Laverstock & Ford VS Knaphill
Alresford Town VS Thatcham Town
Portland United VS Paulton Rovers
Barnstaple Town VS Clevedon Town
Tavistock AFC VS Shaftesbury
Bideford AFC VS Wells City
Cadbury Heath VS Yate Town
Bridgwater Town VS Brislington
Hengrove Athletic VS Bodmin Town
Willand Rovers VS Bristol Manor Farm
Odd Down VS Mangotsfield United
Taunton Town VS Larkhall Athletic
Bridport VS Street
Sunday 20th August
Pickering Town VS Clitheroe
Hallam VS Atherton Collieries
Worcester City VS Chasetown
Quorn VS AFC Mansfield
St Margaretsbury VS Hullbridge Sports
Baldock Town VS North Greenford United
Crawley Green VS Berkhamsted
Highworth Town VS Marlow
Erith & Belvedere VS Cray Valley (PM)
Cray Wanderers VS Sevenoaks Town
Littlehampton Town VS Eastbourne United
Herne Bay VS Chessington & Hook United
I'll be making the trip to Long Melford in suffolk for my latest game in my FA Cup journey, it will be my first visit to the club too so looking forward to it. FC Romania are the visitors so will be a tough game for both sides no doubt. The winners will join the other winning sides plus exemptions into Monday's First Qualifying Round draw and make one more step in their FA Cup journies. Another exciting weekend awaits!!!
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